Police called out twice as large group gathers for BBQ in Wellingborough

Police were deployed not once but twice to disperse a group of up to 25 people who had gathered for a BBQ on a Wellingborough estate.

Officers received several reports of the gathering on the green in Shelley Road on the Queensway estate on Sunday (April 26) afternoon.

A spokesman for Northants Police said: "We were called about this a few times on April 26 between 2pm and 5pm regarding a large group which had gathered to have a BBQ on the green in Shelley Road, Wellingborough.

"Apparently there were 20 to 25 people there.

"We had to deploy twice to disperse them."

People are being urged to stay at home and only go outside for food, health reasons or work (if you cannot work from home) to help stop the spread of Covid-19.

Anyone who does go out is being urged to stay two metres (6ft) away from other people at all times, although people should not be meeting others, even friends or family.

It is all part of the Government's strategy for people to stay at home in order to protect the NHS and save lives.

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